QuickTime for Windows 2.1.2, Copyrightc 1993-1996 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved.
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WHAT'S IN THIS DOCUMENT
Key features
Minimum PC configuration
Quick fix for display problems
Things you need to know
Modifying QTW.INI
Making movies playable on both Macintosh and Windows
KEY FEATURES
Improved performance and reliability
32-Bit QuickTime for Windows 95 and Windows NT 3.51 or later
Multifunctional 16/32-bit control panels
Improved installation and uninstallation process
Audio support:
MIDI Music tracks
IMA 4:1 compressed audio
Accelerated video support:
Direct hardware support for graphics accelerators:
ATI Mach64, Tseng W32P, P9000, Cirrus Logic CL-GD54xx, WD 90C33
Direct hardware support for video drivers that support 16- or 32-bit
Display Control Interface (DCI)
Support for burnt and searchable text tracks.
Support for QuickTime VR for Windows (distributed separately).
Support for MPEG file playback via Sigma Designs RealMagic Board.
Support for all standard QuickTime decompressors:
Apple Graphics, Apple Animation, Apple Uncompressed, Apple Video,
Apple Cinepak, Apple Photo JPEG, Indeo 3.2
Movie Player application can copy selected portions of text track and
current visual to clipboard.
16- and 32-bit QuickTime for Windows can coexist on Win95 and WinNT.
The Movie Player is an OLE server, enabling QuickTime movies to be
placed and played in 16- or 32-bit applications.
QuickTime has MCI (Media Control Interface) that provides media
integration in applications like Windows' Media Player and various
multimedia authoring applications.
Visual Basic 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0 is supported with a 16-bit VBX file for
QuickTime Movie control.
MINIMUM PC CONFIGURATION*
386SX at 20 MHz
4 MB RAM
6 MB hard disk space available
VGA or better display card
Windows compatible sound card
CD-ROM recommended
Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups 3.11,
Windows 95 or Windows NT 3.51 or later
* MPC 1 and above rated machine.
QUICK FIX FOR DISPLAY PROBLEMS
QuickTime for Windows is very reliable. However in rare cases you can
experience display problems or crashes when attempting to run QuickTime
movies or pictures. This is usually caused by older or poorly written
system video drivers reporting incorrect video hardware configuration
information. If this occurs you can almost always use the QuickTime
control panel to work around the problem:
1) Open the Windows Control Panel:
-In Windows 95, select Start/Settings/Control Panel. If you see two
QuickTime control panels, perform steps 2-4 on both of them.
-In Windows 3.1 and Windows NT, double-click the Control Panel icon
in the Main program group.
2) Double-click the QuickTime control panel icon.
3) Click the More button, then click the Video tab at the top of the
window. The video page will appear.
4) Click Video Driver in the Draw Method box, then click Apply. Click
Close to shut down the QuickTime control panel.
5) Restart Movie Player or the appropriate application to try again.
6) If the application still does not work, repeat steps 1-4, and choose
a slower draw method (listed in the Draw Method box from fastest to
slowest).
In the rare event you cannot gain access to the control panel (due to very serious video driver bugs), you will need to edit the QTW.INI file by hand. Most video playback problems can be corrected by adding:
[Video]
Optimize=Driver
[Video 32]
Optimize=Driver
If you still have display problems, make sure you have installed the latest video driver from your computer manufacturer.
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
1) 32-bit QuickTime for Windows will not run on Windows 3.1 (even if
Win32s is installed).
2) When running QuickTime VR (distributed separately) you must use the
16-bit Movie Player, until a 32-bit QuickTime VR is released.
3) Sigma Designs' recently released RealMagic MPEG driver (v2.20) is
incompatible with QuickTime for Windows. As a workaround on Win3.1,
you can install the old RealMagic driver (v2.01), but on Win95 there
is no other version to install. Sigma Designs and Apple Computer are
currently working on a solution.
4) The QuickTime for Windows control panel may crash if your computer is
using Cirrus display driver version 1.23. If this happens, you must
upgrade to version 1.24 or later.
5) The game "Critical Path" requires MCIQTW.DRV to be in its directory.
When you install QuickTime for Windows 2.1.2 and delete the old
version, this file is removed. You must copy MCIQTW.DRV from your
"windows system" directory (usually C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM) to
\CRITPATH\QTW for the game to work.
6) The game "Redshift" requires QTIM.DLL to be in its directory. When
you install QuickTime for Windows 2.1.2 and delete the old version,
this file is removed. You must copy QTIM.DLL from your "windows
system" directory (usually C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM) to \REDSHIFT\QTW for
the game to work.
MODIFYING QTW.INI
Do not modify QTW.INI by hand. Please use QuickTime's Control Panel. See above (Quick Fix For Display Problems) for the one exception to this rule.
MAKING MOVIES PLAYABLE ON BOTH MACINTOSH AND WINDOWS
To make a movie playable on both the PC and the Mac, follow these steps:
1) Open a movie file using Movie Player 2.0 or above on the Macintosh.
2) Choose Save As from the File menu.
3) In the dialog box that appears, click the radio button labeled "Make
movie self-contained." This tells the utility to sever any links to
other movies after incorporating the relevant video into this movie.
4) Select the checkbox labeled "Playable on non-Apple computers." This
causes the movie to be saved as a single fork movie.
5) Rename the movie using PC naming conventions. The filename should be
8 characters in length for maximum portability. Use the extension
".mov." For example: MYMOVIE.MOV
The resulting file is a QuickTime cross-platform movie that can be played on either a Macintosh or any x86-based computer with Windows 3.x, Windows NT, and Windows 95.
Remember, when creating movies on the Macintosh that the following features are not yet available on Windows:
